SEX TRAFFICKING AND ABORTION: THE SILENT PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS

It is estimated that 24.9 million men, women and children worldwide are subjected to the abuses of trafficking.

One groundbreaking 2014 study of sex trafficking survivors indicated 88% had reported contact with a healthcare provider, 30% with Planned Parenthood and 19% with women’s health clinics. In looking at areas of sex trafficking and abortion, this study highlighted that out of 67 women, 55% had at least one abortion, 30% had multiple abortions totaling 114 coerced abortions from sex trafficking and 55% reported miscarriages.